RUBANDA: Three People have today Morning died in a motor vehicle wreck along the Kabale – Kisoro road in Rubanda district’s Muko Sub County.
The deceased were identified as Nkurunziza Nelson (36) from Kabande village, Gitenderi parish; Nsenga Gideon (27) from Kabare village, Rukongi Parish and Nsanzimuhire Micheal (26) from Nyagihenge village, also of Rukongi Parish, all residing in Nyarusiza sub county, Kisoro district.
According to O/C Traffic for Rubanda District, ASP Wakatuba Alamanzani, the accident occurred at 05:00 AM at Rwarubaya village, Nyarurambi parish, Muko Sub County. It involved a Tata white motor vehicle with registration number UAQ 111W, driven by an unidentified driver who fled the scene.
ASP Alamanzani explained that the vehicle, loaded with sacks of Irish potatoes, maize seeds, and approximately four passengers, was en route from Isingiro to Kisoro. Upon reaching a sharp corner at Rwarubaya along the Kabale-Kisoro road, the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn on the left-hand side of the road.
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Elly Maate, the Kigezi region police spokesperson, attributed the accident to poor mechanical condition, specifically brake failure. Maate confirmed that the bodies of the deceased were discovered beneath sacks of Irish potatoes and were subsequently transported on UP 4848 Toyota Land Cruiser.
He stated that Postmortem was conducted at the scene, and the bodies were released to their respective families for proper burial, Statements were obtained from first responders and the relatives of the deceased, and a rough sketch plan was drawn and the motor vehicle involved was towed and is currently parked at Rubanda police station awaiting inspection.
